1. Information Communications & Technology, HCC
Name: _____________________________
Teacher: Mr Miles
Hillcrest Christian College
Information Communications and Technology
Practical Task PT8 – Online Communications (Wordpress Blog)
Year 12 Semester 2, 2013
Assessment Conditions:
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Individual
All work completed and submitted to be your own (please sign Statement of Authorship below)
Please complete all aspects of assignment
Please maintain copies of all logins for all online services used (for convenience of access)
Loss of work due to failure to maintain the above will not result in assignment extension
Consult teacher and Head of Department one week prior to due date if extension is required, only approved
reasons will result in extension (see school assignment extension policy)
4 weeks Individual, own & class time unsupervised some teacher assistance allowed. 100%
Due Dates:
PT8: Product (Wordpress Blog): Draft - Week 3 Friday 25
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October / Final Submission -
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Week5, Thursday 7 November 2013 (own & class time)
Assessment Section:
Student ownership statement: The work I have submitted for this
assignment is all my own work except where specifically acknowledged in
the accompanying work or documentation.
Signed:
_________________________________
Teacher Statement: By monitoring the development of student work
in progress in class, student discussion and drafting where appropriate, I
verify and endorse this student’s ownership statement.

2. Information Communications & Technology, HCC
Name: _____________________________
PT4
(see next page for details)
Product
Process
Communication
Teacher: Mr Miles

3. Information Communications & Technology, HCC
Name: _____________________________
Teacher: Mr Miles
Your Task
Context
Your task is to complete a professional online blog (using the individual Wordpress account created in class and
after having viewed ‘Wordpress essential tutorials’ in class) to be able to demonstrate a full appreciation for Online
Communication using various Web2.0 technologies, as well as compile a 2013 ICT e-Portfolio to serve you
positively post-graduation.
In developing the 2013 e-Portfolio component you are to recount learning and assessment completed in
Information Communications & Technology, Yr 10 -12 by creating individual pages for each; uploading and
tagging your best multi-media products (teacher has retained and provided you with local copies ) for the purposes of
showcasing them to interested parties, posting unit reviews (indicating learnt skills, used software, self-appraisals of
performances etc.) and using practised writing techniques so to give others (including potential future employers) an
understanding of your completed course content and acquired learning over the years of ICT. You should also invite
commentary and feedback from others who might be interested in your body of work and achievements.
Those units of ICT you have previously undertaken in ICT that should be focussed on when putting together the ePortfolio, include:
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Yr 10, Term 1 – Photoshop
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Yr 10, Term 2 – Flash
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Yr 10, Term 3 – Game Maker
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Yr 11, Term 1 – Web Design
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Yr 11, Term 2 – Digital Audio Design & Editing
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Yr 11, Term 3 – Digital Video Design & Editing
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Yr 11, Term 3 – Digital Illustration
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Yr 12, Term 1 – 3D Modelling
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Yr 12, Term 2 – Game Design & Development (Unity 3D)
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Yr 12, Term 3 – Robotics (Ardunio)

4. Information Communications & Technology, HCC
Name: _____________________________
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Teacher: Mr Miles
Yr 12, Term 4 – Online Communication [COMPULSORY FOR BLOG INCLUSION]
For this page the following key concepts MUST be overtly discussed; giving a definition, a case study or real
world example/application of, and offering a personal opinion on the important role each plays in the broader
topic of Online Communication:
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Nature of on-line communities
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Techniques for participating in on-line communities
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Health and safety
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Ethical use.
There are many possibilities as to where you could take your standard of blogging, along with many additional online
tools to add to the appeal and user interest in your blog. Knowing this, it is expected that no two student’s blogs will
look the same, nor discuss in a similar way the learning that has been accomplished over the time in ICT.
In addition to the e-Portfolio component, it is required that you complete two additional pages for the following, selfevident purposes:
Social Justice Issue – Persuasive Prose!
Select an issue in society, past or present, to base a blog discussion on, and run it by the teacher for an approval on
suitability. Write and craft your blog page in a convincing manner, such that the reader is won over for your way of
thinking on the matter. Use as many cross-postings and media linkages that you can to give your article the highest
possible Clout in the eyes of the audience!
2012 Hillcrest Christian College – Year 11 Camp
Develop a blog page which summarises the Leadership camp you attended as part of a greater Year 11 cohort!
Create memorable blog posts that include relevant media (Pictures – ITZONE / Sourced from S: drive by Mr M,
videos) and dialogue about those fondest memories, activities, discussions, teachers/leaders you recall along with the

5. Information Communications & Technology, HCC
Name: _____________________________
Teacher: Mr Miles
personal message and journey that camp had for you. This could potentially be about an individual spiritual journey
that camp assisted with, or it could be about a journey of stronger friendships, maturity and awareness of life’s
responsibilities that camp was a catalyst for. You choose .
All of these postings can be of either a serious or comical nature (must be a sensible balance of both so the
credibility of your blog doesn’t suffer for assessment), but in either case, the ideas for blogging must first gain the
approval of the classroom teacher after discussion.
Include some advanced techniques/tools for blogging to enhance your overall Term grade:
(This list will be expanded upon…)
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Customise the theme (Wordpress themes)
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Create a survey for your users
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Include topical bookmarks
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Search online. E.g http://www.etipslibrary.com/2011/07/blogging-tools-and-resources.html
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Google Analytics
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Future Directions

6. Information Technology Systems, The Glennie School, PT 1
Name: _________________________
Teacher: ________
Tutor Group: _____
Further Breakdown...
Criteria
Criterion
A
Process
The student:
Product
knowledge
A
B
B
C
C
D
D
EE
• Functionality & Presentation
recalls a wide range of
methods and procedures,
concepts, processes relating
to blogging techniques.
simple
application
Product
analysis
synthesis
evaluation
Process
Communication
representing
information
using language
The student:
The student:
The student:
• student consistently
• develops a
• recalls blogging
The The student
student recalls
The recalls a range of methods
The student recalls methods and
The student develop a
The student
some facts and
and a quality
procedures, concepts,that meets user
techniques
develops procedures, concepts, product that is
quality
product
generates a
generates a
terminology.
product that is well
product that
product that
processes relating to well constructed and and and system
processes
relating to
constructed and meets
meet
requirements.
partially meet
communicates
blogging techniques and user and system techniques and
blogging
userscripting.
and system
requirements.
specified
some information.
scripting.
• effectively and consistently
The product appeals to
requirements.
requirements.
The product applies relatedaudiences and there is
• consistently applies related
• appeals to
• applies knowledge to
selects and applies related
The knowledge to produce a audiences and
product appeals to
target
The
knowledge to produce a
knowledge to some communication of
produce
produce a product
target audiences and
communicate the
purpose, using functional
communicates
quality blog.
valid blog.
an blog.
presentation
effectively communicate
intended purpose, using
spelling and grammar.
information, using
the intended purpose,
accepted genres and
functional spelling
using student: genres
correct spelling and
The student:
The accepted
The student:
The student: and grammar.
and correct spelling and
grammar.
• provides comprehensive
• provides detailed analysis
• identifies, classifies and
• identifies and classifies The student
grammar.
identifies simple
analysis of client needs to plan
of client needs to plan and
describes client needs to
to design a simplistic
problems.
and design a blog
design a blog
plan and design an blog.
blog
• develops an effective and
efficient blog to meet client
needs.
• consistently evaluates
contexts, inputs, processes
Working, Managing & detailed
and products, with Reflecting
justification and against
appropriate criteria.
• develops effective blog to
meet client needs.
• develops an blog
• produces a simple
blog
• evaluates contexts, inputs,
• evaluates contexts,
• evaluates
processes and products,
inputs, processes and
superficially.
The with justification and The student products against student develops
student develops
develops
The
The student
The student
effective designs that
workable designs.
presents partial
demonstrates
against appropriate workable designs that
appropriate criteria.
exhibit creativity or
exhibit creativity or
designs and
little control of
criteria.
Tasks and resources are
inventiveness.
inventiveness.
demonstrates
tasks and
managed competently.
The student:
The student:
The student:
The student: some control of The resources.
student:
Tasks, resources and
Tasks, resources and
The student uses suitable tasks and
• constructs and presents
• constructs and presents
• consistently
• constructs and
• presents
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resources.
information to effectively and competently and to effectively
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and student
presents information
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represent the intended evaluates
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succinctly represent the
represent student is
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uses relevant
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• uses a wide vocabulary with
• consistently
•
and justifies the
developed and theuses language to or the • uses language,
relevant ICTs.
developed
vocabulary and
conventions
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discrimination and consistently
relevance and suitability of processes used. convey meaning. used. although
processes
meaning is not
applies conventions of
to
The conventions of language toproducts convey meaning
student
of the
developed and the
convey meaning
always clear or
language to convey meaning constructively evaluates
appropriate to the
and appropriate to the context.
justifies the success, processes used.
appropriate.
appropriate to the context.
context.
relevance and suitability
of the products
developed and the
processes used.

7. Information Technology Systems, The Glennie School, PT 1
Name: _________________________
Teacher: ________
Tutor Group: _____
Further Breakdown...
Criteria
Criterion
A
Process
The student:
Product
knowledge
A
B
B
C
C
D
D
EE
• Functionality & Presentation
recalls a wide range of
methods and procedures,
concepts, processes relating
to blogging techniques.
simple
application
Product
analysis
synthesis
evaluation
Process
Communication
representing
information
using language
The student:
The student:
The student:
• student consistently
• develops a
• recalls blogging
The The student
student recalls
The recalls a range of methods
The student recalls methods and
The student develop a
The student
some facts and
and a quality
procedures, concepts,that meets user
techniques
develops procedures, concepts, product that is
quality
product
generates a
generates a
terminology.
product that is well
product that
product that
processes relating to well constructed and and and system
processes
relating to
constructed and meets
meet
requirements.
partially meet
communicates
blogging techniques and user and system techniques and
blogging
userscripting.
and system
requirements.
specified
some information.
scripting.
• effectively and consistently
The product appeals to
requirements.
requirements.
The product applies relatedaudiences and there is
• consistently applies related
• appeals to
• applies knowledge to
selects and applies related
The knowledge to produce a audiences and
product appeals to
target
The
knowledge to produce a
knowledge to some communication of
produce
produce a product
target audiences and
communicate the
purpose, using functional
communicates
quality blog.
valid blog.
an blog.
presentation
effectively communicate
intended purpose, using
spelling and grammar.
information, using
the intended purpose,
accepted genres and
functional spelling
using student: genres
correct spelling and
The student:
The accepted
The student:
The student: and grammar.
and correct spelling and
grammar.
• provides comprehensive
• provides detailed analysis
• identifies, classifies and
• identifies and classifies The student
grammar.
identifies simple
analysis of client needs to plan
of client needs to plan and
describes client needs to
to design a simplistic
problems.
and design a blog
design a blog
plan and design an blog.
blog
• develops an effective and
efficient blog to meet client
needs.
• consistently evaluates
contexts, inputs, processes
Working, Managing & detailed
and products, with Reflecting
justification and against
appropriate criteria.
• develops effective blog to
meet client needs.
• develops an blog
• produces a simple
blog
• evaluates contexts, inputs,
• evaluates contexts,
• evaluates
processes and products,
inputs, processes and
superficially.
The with justification and The student products against student develops
student develops
develops
The
The student
The student
effective designs that
workable designs.
presents partial
demonstrates
against appropriate workable designs that
appropriate criteria.
exhibit creativity or
exhibit creativity or
designs and
little control of
criteria.
Tasks and resources are
inventiveness.
inventiveness.
demonstrates
tasks and
managed competently.
The student:
The student:
The student:
The student: some control of The resources.
student:
Tasks, resources and
Tasks, resources and
The student uses suitable tasks and
• constructs and presents
• constructs and presents
• consistently
• constructs and
• presents
constraints are managed
constraints are managed constructs
ICTs.
resources.
information to effectively and competently and to effectively
information
and student
presents information
information
competently. Thepresents information
The student
toICTs.
represent the intended evaluates
to represent the
succinctly represent the
represent student is
the intended
efficiently. The
uses relevant
The student
the relevance and intended meaning the
intended meaning
meaning
meaning
discriminating in the
reflects on
The
evaluates
suitability
choice and use ofuses a wide student uses vocabulary and of the•products
products
• uses a wide vocabulary with
• consistently
•
and justifies the
developed and theuses language to or the • uses language,
relevant ICTs.
developed
vocabulary and
conventions
language
discrimination and consistently
relevance and suitability of processes used. convey meaning. used. although
processes
meaning is not
applies conventions of
to
The conventions of language toproducts convey meaning
student
of the
developed and the
convey meaning
always clear or
language to convey meaning constructively evaluates
appropriate to the
and appropriate to the context.
justifies the success, processes used.
appropriate.
appropriate to the context.
context.
relevance and suitability
of the products
developed and the
processes used.